Subjects include David Goodstein's publishing of the Advocate, his
interviews with political leaders pertaining to gay rights and activism issues, and his
role as a spokesperson and leader of the gay rights movement, in which capacity he
traveled widely in the United States establishing political contacts. A main issue is
the Concerned Voters of California's response to the anti-gay "Briggs Initiative," in
which Goodstein was involved. Other subjects include the "Advocate Experience," the John
Tunney election campaign, a gay retirement center, the Privacy Act, and Dade Count,
Florida's anti-gay activity. There are many photographs and slides of show horses and
fine art, and of Goodstein and his friends at Cornell University, and traveling in the
United States and abroad. The correspondence is sometime accompanied by an index to the
correspondents. Persons figuring prominently in the collection include Art Agnos, John
Tunney, Werner Erhard, and in interviews, Pete McCloskey, Percy Sutton, John Burton, Leo
Ryan, and Edward Koch.